One car to replace my current fleet?
Discussion
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-X19-X1-9-1500-1300-...
-30mm? Is that all?
Hmmmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Y7te7boDk
...I wonder.
-60mm is a bit excessive.
-30mm? Is that all?
Hmmmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Y7te7boDk
...I wonder.
-60mm is a bit excessive.
The payday fairies visit Monday so I have no money but a little bit of time to spend with my car today.
Before all you wannabe "Mythbusters" set fire to the internet to tell me...
So I have put a hundred or so miles on the now working tachometer and there are no signs of any new or old leaks.
Time to clean...
...the rusty water marks from my engine bay and gearbox.
As I have no money I'm using some cleaning fluid from the parts bath at work in an old trigger bottle and washing up brush.
Impressive eh?
P.S...
I'm never using "Wonda-wheels" or "Muck Off" again.
Before all you wannabe "Mythbusters" set fire to the internet to tell me...
Troll said:
That cold air induction pipe won't make any difference. FAIL!!! BAM!!! 
...it does. I'm using it to fill the gap left behind after removing the colling fan. So I have put a hundred or so miles on the now working tachometer and there are no signs of any new or old leaks.
Time to clean...
...the rusty water marks from my engine bay and gearbox.
As I have no money I'm using some cleaning fluid from the parts bath at work in an old trigger bottle and washing up brush.
Impressive eh?
P.S...
I'm never using "Wonda-wheels" or "Muck Off" again.
WinstonWolf said:
One word, Gulf!
I should explain. A friend of mine built a superb "Gulf" coloured GT40 replica. Good enough for a magazine feature but the publication got a really rather nasty letter from the legal team behind Gulf Oil suggesting this was a breach of their trade mark copyright and they should have got permission from them before putting the photo's in the magazine or online.
My "Guff" Cinquecento is the wrong shade of blue, wrong shade of orange and the stickers are custom made to avoid such a copyright issue. The car was built for the 2011 PPC £999 Challenge but didn't make it as I was too busy to finish the car in time for the event.
P.S There have already been a few Gulf X1/9's...
...I much prefer the Martini look...
...but I'm not doing anything that extreme this time as a colour change will set alarms off in Wales and we all know how well I get along with the DVLA.
...I much prefer the Martini look...
...but I'm not doing anything that extreme this time as a colour change will set alarms off in Wales and we all know how well I get along with the DVLA.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Tuesday 16th September 11:52
The bloody Ford "Motorsport" sun strip is a distraction from the rest of the Gulf car.
I think the Martini car is P1X conversion.
So I can get to the petrol station to dilute the 98ron so hopefully it doesn't boil away in my carb'...
...I've refitted the cooling fan and used Duct-Tape on a duct?
I think the Martini car is P1X conversion.
So I can get to the petrol station to dilute the 98ron so hopefully it doesn't boil away in my carb'...
...I've refitted the cooling fan and used Duct-Tape on a duct?
Doing a spot of pre-festivities wrapping today.
Exhaust wrap and ties from eBay.
Cut a few slits in the packaging and leave in a bucket of water while you strip the carb' and inlet manifold out of the way.
Plan your route and make sure you do a little at a time trying the inlet manifold between sections to make sure you have clearance.
Reassemble and let the engine run until the water in the wrap stops steaming before you take the car out anywhere.
Manifold gaskets are very tolerant to this sort of thing while they are new. I tend to add a couple of lbs to the torque setting every time until it's too much and I need to replace it again.
Some will probably wonder why not take the exhaust off and do it on a bench. If the engine was cross flow I would have but because I needed to make sure the inlet manifold would go back on it had to remain in place.
Why wet the wrap? Newer ones and the expensive Titanium weave stuff doesn't need to be damp but that's how I've always done it and fine the wrap more malleable when wet.
Why do it in the first place? I've fitted unleaded valves to the head while it was off so I don't have to use the lead additive stuff. This means the fuel burns hotter as it has a higher calorific value and has a lower evaporation/boiling/flash point. First time out the car was fine but when I did a bit of a run and needed to head off again after a short stop the fuel was boiling in the carb' float chamber. To compensate for this I've insulated the exhaust manifold to hopefully reduce the amount of heat transfer from the exhaust to inlet manifold. If this doesn't work I'll look at either a better heat shield or cooling system for it.
Exhaust wrap and ties from eBay.
Cut a few slits in the packaging and leave in a bucket of water while you strip the carb' and inlet manifold out of the way.
Plan your route and make sure you do a little at a time trying the inlet manifold between sections to make sure you have clearance.
Reassemble and let the engine run until the water in the wrap stops steaming before you take the car out anywhere.
Manifold gaskets are very tolerant to this sort of thing while they are new. I tend to add a couple of lbs to the torque setting every time until it's too much and I need to replace it again.
Some will probably wonder why not take the exhaust off and do it on a bench. If the engine was cross flow I would have but because I needed to make sure the inlet manifold would go back on it had to remain in place.
Why wet the wrap? Newer ones and the expensive Titanium weave stuff doesn't need to be damp but that's how I've always done it and fine the wrap more malleable when wet.
Why do it in the first place? I've fitted unleaded valves to the head while it was off so I don't have to use the lead additive stuff. This means the fuel burns hotter as it has a higher calorific value and has a lower evaporation/boiling/flash point. First time out the car was fine but when I did a bit of a run and needed to head off again after a short stop the fuel was boiling in the carb' float chamber. To compensate for this I've insulated the exhaust manifold to hopefully reduce the amount of heat transfer from the exhaust to inlet manifold. If this doesn't work I'll look at either a better heat shield or cooling system for it.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Sunday 21st September 15:59
So the engine ticking over to temperature and the exhaust wrap stopped steaming time to take the car round the block to see if the hot start issue has been resolved.
I have no clutch fluid. No indication where it has leaked to or from.
Easy bleed caps don't fit X1/9 clutch pots.
Luckily there's a drain hole so all the fluid is now rinsed onto my driveway.
The pedal box is integrated with the steering column bracket it's less faff to get to than any car I have ever worked on before.
No sign of leakage from the fairly new looking master, the copper pipe, flexihose or slave.
The slave looks like the oldest part so that'll be first to go I think. I'll fit a new flexihose while I'm at it.
I have no clutch fluid. No indication where it has leaked to or from.
Easy bleed caps don't fit X1/9 clutch pots.
Luckily there's a drain hole so all the fluid is now rinsed onto my driveway.
The pedal box is integrated with the steering column bracket it's less faff to get to than any car I have ever worked on before.
No sign of leakage from the fairly new looking master, the copper pipe, flexihose or slave.
The slave looks like the oldest part so that'll be first to go I think. I'll fit a new flexihose while I'm at it.
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